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Ms. Nancy K. Myrick
September 26, 2013
AbilityOne Program
Presentation to
The NDIA TRIAD Meeting
AbilityOne Background
• Wagner-O’Day Act Employment opportunities for
people who are blind
• Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act Employment opportunities for people
with significant disabilities
Mission Provide employment
opportunities for people who are blind or have other
significant disabilities through the manufacture and delivery of products and services to the Federal Government.
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U.S. AbilityOne Commission®
AbilityOne® Program
Disability Employment – By the Numbers
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Disabled Labor Pool
19M working age
Americans with
significant disabilities
Less than 6.5M of this
population are employed
either full- or part-time
More than 12.5M are
unemployed or otherwise
not participating in the
labor force
Employment for Wounded
Warriors and Other
Veterans with Disabilities
50K wounded warriors
(physically injured in
combat) since Sept. 2001
400K estimated w/ PTSD
320K estimated w/ TBI
7.7% U.S. rate of
unemployment (Feb. 2013)
9.4% Gulf War II Era vets
unemployment (Feb. 2013)
720K total unemployed
vets in the U.S. (Feb. 2013)
AbilityOne Employs
Veterans
• Over 3,000 vets in
AbilityOne Program today
• Over half have
significant disabilities
• 2/3 are direct labor
employees; 1/3 work in
indirect labor, supervision
and management
• Leverage skills and
aptitudes developed on
active duty
Sources: Disability prevalence and workforce
statistics were calculated by the Cornell University
Employment and Disability Institute using the U.S.
Census Bureau's 2011 American Community Survey
(ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample data.
Wounded warrior statistics reported by the Wounded
Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org,
retrieved April 3, 2013. U.S. employment statistics
reported by U.S. DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
The Employment Situation – February 2013.
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Presidential Appointees
Paul Laird
Dept of Justice
P. Edward Anthony
Dept of Education
Robert Kelly, Jr.
Private Citizen
Kathy Martinez
Dept of Labor
J. Anthony Poleo
Chairperson
Department of Defense
James Kestleloot
Vice Chairperson
Private Citizen
William Sisk
General Services Admin
Jan Frye
Dept of Veterans Affairs
Lisa Wilusz
Dept. of Agriculture
Karen McCulloh
Private Citizen
Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act
Oversight and Compliance
Establish Policy
Annual Report to Congress
Anil Lewis
Private Citizen
RADM Mark Heinrich
Dept. of Navy
Harry Hallock
Dept. of Army Thomas Robinson
Dept. of Air Force
We began using U.S. AbilityOne Commission as our operating name Oct. 1, 2011 (Organization Chart follows.)
AbilityOne Organization
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TM
41 USC 8501-8506
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It’s About People
• A six-year U.S. Army veteran severely
wounded in Afghanistan, Neil Colomac
returned home with physical and cognitive
disabilities. He found minimum wage work as
a sales clerk in a retail store; and a Skookum
employee noticed his professionalism and
introduced him to AbilityOne.
• Neil excelled at his supply position on
Skookum’s fleet maintenance contract at
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. He initiated
compliance programs on an AbilityOne total
facilities management services contract at
Fort Meade, MD; and later became a safety,
quality and environmental officer on a fleet
maintenance contract for the U.S.
Department of Energy.
• Neil and his wife assist other veterans
re-enter and re-integrate into society.
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It’s About Partnerships
• Memoranda Of Agreement
• Northrop Grumman
• Boeing
• Mentor Protégé – MVLE
• Lunch and Learn Events
• Norfolk, VA
• Chicago, IL
• Los Angeles, CA
• Presidential Executive Order 13548
Reciprocal Relationships at Local Level:
NPAs and Small Businesses Work Together
• Shared Technical Expertise
• Subcontracts and Purchasing
• Over $320M to Small Businesses
• Up over $100M from Previous Spend
• Share technical expertise
• Manufacturing, innovation
• ADA compliance, adaptive equipment
AbilityOne NPAs surveyed spent over 30% of subcontract dollars with
small businesses in FY 2011.
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AbilityOne has historically spent as much as 30% of their
FY subcontract dollars with small businesses.
SB
Supporting Veterans and SB
Over 3,000 Veterans Employed
through AbilityOne
Nearly 50% have significant disabilities
Approx. 2/3 in direct labor positions
Most common disabilities among veterans
employed by AbilityOne:
• Physical impairments
• Mental health issues
• PTSD
It’s About Performance
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Producing
Nonprofit Agencies
AbilityOne Network
AbilityOne Capabilities - Examples
Comprehensive
Procurement List:
www.abilityone.gov
PRODUCTS
• SKILCRAFT® office supplies
• Bio-based cleaners and recycled paper products
• Hand tools
• Civilian Uniforms
SERVICES
• Contract Management Services
• Custodial
• Facilities Operations Support
• Mailrooms
• Grounds Maintenance
• Logistics Support
• Administrative support;
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We are looking into a
searchable Procurement List
database. More to come.
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Contract Management Services
• June 2010 – August 2013 – CMS Support: – Total jobs: 121 direct labor positions
– B/SD jobs: 107 of the 121 direct labor positions
– Veterans/Wounded Warriors Employed: 27
– Contracts processed for signature: 140K (43K in
pipeline)
– Total de-obligation actions prepared: $496M
– AbilityOne Accuracy Rate: 99.59%
• Employees offered non-AbilityOne jobs: 20 – Government: 16
– Private Sector: 4
FY 2012 Results
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AbilityOne Program
Outcomes and Metrics
Hours
Worked
47,708,432
People w/
Jobs
48,816
Sales to
Gov’t
$2,860,277,632
Wages
Paid
$557,739,822
